<div dir="ltr">Good morning Listers! <br><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-76d0328d-7fff-8979-5fc7-e0e6e6e86b03"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.96364;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) and iHUB are honoured to cordially invite you to join us as our guest at the official launch of NYOTA, our celebration of Africa’s technology and innovation champions, on Wednesday 6th November 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.96364;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.96364;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Date: Wednesday, 6th November 2019</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.96364;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Time: 5:00 p.m.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.96364;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Venue: iHub, 6th floor </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.96364;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Senteu Plaza, Galana road,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.96364;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nairobi, Kenya</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.96364;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.96364;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are bringing together global stakeholders who have contributed immense value to the growth of the innovation and technology ecosystem on the continent. The launch will set precedence to the narrative of CcHUB and iHUB’s mission alignment with a focus on our work across Africa.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.96364;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">At this event, we will honour key individuals whose work and influence have positively impacted the growth of technology and innovation on the continent. We call these champions; NYOTA - the Kiswahili word for star. Nyota celebrates our champions as guiding stars for the technology and innovation ecosystems in Africa from Cairo to Cape Town, Dakar to Dar es Salaam. Africa communities have used extensive, centuries-old knowledge of the stars for navigation. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.96364;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">As a stakeholder in advancing innovation to catalyze economic and social change across the continent, we look forward to hosting you at this exhibition. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.96364;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kindly RSVP for the official launch of NYOTA </span><a href="https://launchofnyota.splashthat.com/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,124,137);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.96364;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"> <span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You can reach me on +254722625633 or </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,124,137);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:nekesa@ihub.co.ke">nekesa@ihub.co.ke</a> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">for clarification.</font></span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div>-- <br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Warm Regards,</font><div><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">Nekesa Were</span><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><a href="http://ihub.co.ke/" target="_blank">iHub</a> </font><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Too brief? <a href="http://emailcharter.org/" target="_blank">Here's why.</a><br></font><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">+254.722.625.633</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>